What's New At Connections?

Local Cranbourne residents Julianne and Rick and their children have donated over $2200 worth of gifts to Connections UnitingCare's annual Christmas Food & Gift Appeal in loving memory of their young daughter.

For Julianne and Rick, last Christmas was marked with extreme grief as they suffered the devastating loss of their young daughter, Chanel, in a tragic drowning accident.

Connections UnitingCare is calling on local members of its community to make a Connection with their local community in need, this Christmas.

The Connections UnitingCare Christmas Food & Gift Appeal supports many disadvantaged children, young people and families who would otherwise struggle during the festive season.

Today Connections UnitingCare launched its 2011 Annual Report with an emphasis on community engagement. The inspiring stories of Bernada and Janeen who have been supported by Connections in a time of need have also been published for the first time in this year's Annual Report.

'Connections' support has helped me to find myself again and I seriously owe my life, and my children's lives, to you,' says Janeen in her story that maps her cry for help and the response that she received by her Connections Case Worker.